World Chess Championship: List of winners throughout the years

2006, Winner: Vladimir Kramnik | Runner up: Veselin Topalov |Score:6–6 (Tie-breaker 2½–1½)| Location: Elista

2007,Winner:Viswanathan Anand | Runner up: Vladimir Kramnik| Score: 9–5 | Location: Mexico City

2008,Winner: Viswanathan Anand | Runner up: Vladimir Kramnik| Score: 9–5 | Location: Bonn

2010,Winner: Viswanathan Anand | Runner up: Veselin Topalov| Score: 6½–4½ | Location: Sofia

2012,Winner: Viswanathan Anand | Runner up: Boris Gelfand | Score: 6–6 (Tie-breaker 2½–1½) | Location: Moscow

2013,Winner: Magnus Carlson| Runner up: Viswanathan Anand| Score: 6½–3½ | Location: Chennai

2014,Winner: Magnus Carlson| Runner up: Viswanathan Anand| Score: 6½–4½ | Location: Sochi

2016,Winner: Magnus Carlson| Runner up: Sergey Karjakin | Score: 6–6 (Tie-breaker 3–1)| Location: New York city

2018, Winner: Magnus Carlson| Runner up: Fabiano Caruana | Score:6–6 (Tie-breaker 3–0) | Location: London

2021,Winner: Magnus Carlson| Runner up:Ian Nepomniachtch | Score: 7½–3½| Location: Dubai

2023,Winner:Ding Liren | Runner up: Ian Nepomniachtch | Score:7–7 (Tie-breaker-2½–1½)| Location: Astana